Registered Nurse
Resume:
RESUME FOR SINIKIWE SIBANDA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: SINIKIWE “NIKKI” SIBANDA
Date of birth: 27 JUNE 1987
Home Address
21a Illawong Avenue, Penrith, NSW,2070.
Mobile Number: 042-***-****
Email address: *********@*****.***
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY (completed 2 December 2014)
3rd year RN student
Bachelor of nursing degree
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (2007-2010)
Bachelor of commerce with specialization in marketing management .
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.
-English competency certificate-IELTS (completed July 2014)
-International computer Driving license (ICDL)
-Valid Police Clearance
-Current manual handling
-First Aid / basic life support certificate
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
1. KAPARA NURSING HOME (October 2013-to date)
POSITION- CARER (CASUAL POOL)
DUTIES:
- Providing personal care to residents include hygiene activities such as showering
-Ensuring residents’ safety at all times
-Keeping to date with changes in residents’ cognitive, mobility and dietary
requirements.
-Assisting residents with ADLs
-Preparing meals for residents
-Helping residents with feed assistance where necessary
-Taking residents for various social activities including hair dresser appointments, sing
along sessions, church services.
-Engaging in lifestyle activities with residents such as art, nail painting, taking walks
and one on one chats.
-Completing different documentation regarding patients’ day to day well fare such as
handover books, assessment books and bowel charts.
-Keeping to date with changes in residents’ cognitive, mobility and dietary
requirements.
2. HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT-WHYALLA HOSPITAL (13 0CTOBER 2014- 28
NOVEMBER 2014)
POSITION-(RN STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENT)
DUTIES:
-consolidation of nursing theory and practice.
-Moment to moment patient centered care.
-documentation of various patient records e.g. falls risks assessments, admission and
discharge summaries, observation charts, etc.
-medication preparation and administration
-liaising with different members of the allied health team such as OT, physio, dietician,,
G.E.M team etc., to achieve the best health and other outcomes for the patients.
-time management with patient load of up to 4 patients per shift.
-practicing within the ANMC framework.
3. INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE UNIT (ICCU)-FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE
(3 MARCH 2014-24 APRIL 2014)
POSITION-(RN STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENT)
DUTIES:
-Providing diligent moment to moment care to critically ill patients.
-Assessing and recording vital signs every 30minutes to an hour depending on the
severity of the patients’ condition
-head to toe patient assessment
-completion of different documentation such as care plans and progress notes
-Learning and implementing critical analysis skills to my moment to moment patient
care
-drug administration under the supervision of an RN
-Ensuring patients’ comfort and offering support within my scope of practice to both
patients and their families as being and having a beloved one admitted in ICCU can be
traumatizing to some people.
-Patient handover
-Ensuring patient’s hygiene is maintained despite the acuity of their physical state.
4. MARLESTONE WARD (ASHFORD) HOSPITAL (28 OCTOBER2013 - 15
NOVEMBER 2013)
POSITION-(RN STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENT)
DUTIES: -pain management for post-operative patients
-Drain management
-Time management skills
-Documentation of patient records
-interpersonal and communication skills
-patient transfers and admissions
-patient referrals
5. GENERAL MEDICAL WARD-ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL (17 June 2013-14 July
2013)
POSITION-(RN STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENT)
DUTIES:
-Helping patients with ADLs such as showers, bed making, and shaving.
-Checking and recording patients’ vital signs.
-Administration of a limited type of drugs
-Updating patient care plans and progress reports
-Ensuring patient safety all the time.
REFERENCES
1. Mrs Freda Kontoleon
Assistant Site Manager
Kapara Nursing Home
80 Moseley Street
Glenelg
Adelaide
Work Number : 088*******
2. Ms Rachel Moss
ICCU RN and Clinical Nurse Educator
Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre-ICCU
Bedford Park
Work phone number: (08) 82046554
Email address: ******.****@******.**.***.**
3. Mrs Savita
REGISTERED NURSE
Kapara Nursing Home
80 Mosely Street
Glenelg.
Mobile number: 043-***-****
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